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Did you know? On 26 April 1986 reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded during a safety test. The radioactive cloud spread as far as Sweden and Scotland. The zone around Chernobyl will remain uninhabitable for humans for another 20,000 years — but wildlife is thriving there.

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On 26 April 1986 reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded during a safety test. The radioactive cloud spread as far as Sweden and Scotland. The zone around Chernobyl will remain uninhabitable for humans for another 20,000 years — but wildlife is thriving there.

Op 26 april 1986 ontplofte reactor 4 van de kerncentrale van Tsjernobyl tijdens een veiligheidstest. De radioactieve wolk verspreidde zich tot in Zweden en Schotland. De zone rond Tsjernobyl is nog 20.000 jaar onbewoonbaar voor mensen — maar wilde dieren floreren er.

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